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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Texas A&M
Buddy Johnson
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Buddy Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Buddy Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Buddy Johnson's career was his defensive production: 203...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 140
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Buddy Johnson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Texas A&M. Buddy Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 203
- TFL
- 23.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Buddy Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · LB
- Career Tackles
- 203
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Texas A&M
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Kimball · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- Kimball · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 35 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 32nd (top 3%) · SEC 11th (top 2%) · National 35th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas A&M | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 8 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 25.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas A&M | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 10 | 20 | 4.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas A&M | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 12 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 66.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Texas A&M | 10 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 70.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 10 | 75 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 70.9 |
Related Context
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Buddy Johnson played LB for Texas A&M. Across 4 tracked seasons, Buddy Johnson recorded 203 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Texas A&M.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Texas A&M paired 14.5 primary output with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2020 Postseason · Texas A&M
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
49.9
Usage
11.7
Consistency
36.3
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 3.5. Vanderbilt: 0. Alabama: 0. Florida: 1. Mississippi State: 4. Arkansas: 3. South Carolina: 0. LSU: 2. Auburn: 1. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 10 by 76.7. Vanderbilt: 11 by 45.8. Alabama: 8 by 33.3. Florida: 11 by 55.8. Mississippi State: 12 by 90. Arkansas: 12 by 80. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. LSU: 9 by 57.5. Auburn: 7 by 39.2. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 9 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
90 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1/3 | @ North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-27 | 10 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | @ Tennessee | W 34-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Auburn | W 31-20 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/29 | vs LSUSplash game | W 20-7 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/8 | @ South Carolina | W 48-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | W 42-31 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-14 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Florida10+ tackles | W 41-38 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Alabama | L 24-52 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Vanderbilt10+ tackles | W 17-12 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Buddy Johnson story
Buddy Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Buddy Johnson's career was his defensive production: 203 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Buddy Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas A&M
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas A&M | 5.5 | 17.3 | 4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 5.5 | 17.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas A&M | 5.5 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 5.5 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Texas A&M | 14.5 | 36.3 | 9.7 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 14.5 | 36.3 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Texas A&M | 14.5 | 49.9 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 14.5 | 49.9 | 11.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Mississippi State
Week 7 · W 28-14 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 5 · W 31-27 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 41-27 · Postseason
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#4
@ LSU
Week 13 · L 21-45 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · W 42-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Texas A&M
14.5 primary output · 49.9 efficiency · 11.7 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Texas A&M
70.9
14.5 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Texas A&M
66.6
14.5 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
8
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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